Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/846510/ — data as of July 28, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Special Update Program
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $1.04B
- FY26
- $1.18B
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $935.0M | $999.3M | $1.04B | ||
| Enacted | – | $996.5M | $1.04B | $1.50B | |
| Request | – | – | $1.04B | $1.27B | $1.18B |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — Special Update Program
This program is reported in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 119(a)(1) in the Special Access Program Annual Report to Congress.
Justification
Justification — Special Update Program
This program is reported in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 119(a)(1) in the Special Access Program Annual Report to Congress.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $1.04B |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $1.50B |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $1.18B |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $1.18B |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $1.04B | $1.50B | $1.18B | $1.18B |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Program dossier
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Research dossiers exist for 50 of 1741 programs — the 50 largest fully J-book-detailed programs by FY2026 request. why no dossier here? →
What it is
- Special Update Program (budget line 846510) is a U.S. Air Force procurement line funded in the Other Procurement, Air Force appropriation.
- The program is a classified effort: its published budget documentation states only that it is reported in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 119(a)(1) in the Special Access Program Annual Report to Congress.
- Because the program is reported through the Special Access Program channel, its detailed description and justification are withheld from the public budget exhibit and provided only in the classified annual report.
Why it matters
- The program's total funding is $1,178,397 thousand (about $1.18 billion) requested for FY 2026.
- In FY 2024 the program recorded actual spending of $1,042,833 thousand (about $1.04 billion), so the FY 2026 request is a modest increase over recent execution.
- The entire FY 2026 request is discretionary: the P-1 exhibit shows a $1,178,397 thousand discretionary request and no reconciliation (mandatory) request.
- The FY 2026 request of about $1,178.4 million is below the current-year level of about $1,503.3 million, so year-over-year the classified line steps down even as it stays above its FY 2024 execution.
Key players
- The program is run by the U.S. Air Force, with funding drawn from the Other Procurement, Air Force appropriation.
- No external contractors or partner organizations are named in the public exhibit, consistent with the program being reported under the Title 10 Section 119(a)(1) Special Access Program process.